Ralph Thomas Becker

2.1k total citations
79 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Ralph Thomas Becker is a scholar working on Paleontology, Geophysics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph Thomas Becker has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Paleontology, 35 papers in Geophysics and 22 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Ralph Thomas Becker's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (62 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (24 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (22 papers). Ralph Thomas Becker is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (62 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (24 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (22 papers). Ralph Thomas Becker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Morocco and United States. Ralph Thomas Becker's co-authors include Sandra I. Kaiser, Markus Aretz, Thomas Steuber, Sven Hartenfels, Michael R. House, William T. Kirchgasser, Michael M. Joachimski, C. E. BRETT, Peter Königshof and Phillip E. Playford and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geophysical Research Letters and Geology.

In The Last Decade

Ralph Thomas Becker

72 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralph Thomas Becker Germany 20 1.3k 520 403 345 259 79 1.4k
Thomas Galfetti Switzerland 14 1.5k 1.2× 540 1.0× 449 1.1× 309 0.9× 179 0.7× 20 1.6k
Alda Nicora Italy 21 1.1k 0.9× 828 1.6× 395 1.0× 185 0.5× 153 0.6× 51 1.5k
Chunbo Yan China 16 1.6k 1.2× 683 1.3× 433 1.1× 263 0.8× 261 1.0× 25 1.8k
Weihong He China 23 1.5k 1.2× 440 0.8× 514 1.3× 445 1.3× 171 0.7× 79 1.7k
Stephen R. Schutter United States 5 978 0.8× 583 1.1× 534 1.3× 342 1.0× 459 1.8× 7 1.5k
Jin Yugan China 18 1.2k 1.0× 469 0.9× 439 1.1× 337 1.0× 225 0.9× 45 1.4k
Wenkun Qie China 20 973 0.8× 339 0.7× 410 1.0× 274 0.8× 189 0.7× 77 1.2k
Markus Aretz France 21 1.2k 1.0× 554 1.1× 597 1.5× 300 0.9× 140 0.5× 77 1.5k
Peter Königshof Germany 18 870 0.7× 575 1.1× 266 0.7× 253 0.7× 313 1.2× 87 1.3k
Karsten Weddige Germany 16 924 0.7× 445 0.9× 375 0.9× 198 0.6× 178 0.7× 41 1.2k

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All Works

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Becker, Ralph Thomas. (2024). New ammonoid records and the definition of the base of the German Hemberg-Stufe (Famennian III, Upper Devonian). Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 104(3). 683–705.
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Hartenfels, Sven, Ralph Thomas Becker, Hans‐Georg Herbig, et al.. (2022). The Devonian-Carboniferous transition at Borkewehr near Wocklum (northern Rhenish Massif, Germany) – a potential GSSP section. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 102(3). 763–829. 13 indexed citations
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Becker, Ralph Thomas, et al.. (2022). Refined conodont stratigraphy at Martenberg (Rhenish Massif, Germany) as base for a formal middle/upper Frasnian substage boundary. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 102(3). 711–761. 4 indexed citations
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Becker, Ralph Thomas, et al.. (2022). Two new species of Gondwanaspis (Trilobita, Odontopleurida) from the Givetian-Frasnian transition of the northern Rhenish Massif (Germany). Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 102(3). 697–709. 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Ralph Thomas, Sven Hartenfels, & Sandra I. Kaiser. (2021). Review of Devonian-Carboniferous Boundary sections in the Rhenish Slate Mountains (Germany). Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 101(2). 357–420. 25 indexed citations
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Becker, Ralph Thomas, et al.. (2021). The ammonoid Gonioclymenia fauna from the Upper Devonian (upper Famennian) of western Junggar, northwestern China. Geological Journal. 56(12). 5967–5986. 4 indexed citations
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Becker, Ralph Thomas, et al.. (2021). The Devonian of the Oued Cherrat Zone (Western Meseta) – review and new data. PRSM. 10(1). 3 indexed citations
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Becker, Ralph Thomas, et al.. (2019). The oldest ammonoids of Morocco (Tafilalt, lower Emsian). Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 138(1). 9–25. 5 indexed citations
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Klug, Christian, Ralph Thomas Becker, Ahmed El Hassani, et al.. (2019). Special issue: Cephalopods through time. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 138(1). 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Ralph Thomas, et al.. (2015). Emsian (Lower Devonian) conodont stratigraphy and correlation of the Anti-Atlas (Southern Morocco). Bulletin of Geosciences. 893–980. 26 indexed citations
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Becker, Ralph Thomas & Royal H. Mapes. (2010). Uppermost Devonian ammonoids from Oklahoma and their palaeobiogeographic significance. Acta Geologica Polonica. 60(2). 139–163. 6 indexed citations
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Becker, Ralph Thomas, et al.. (2010). New upper Givetian to basal Frasnian conodont faunas from the Tafilalt (Anti-Atlas, Southern Morocco). Geological Quarterly. 51(4). 345–374. 35 indexed citations
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Becker, Ralph Thomas, Kenneth De Baets, & Svetlana V. Nikolaeva. (2010). New ammonoid records from the Lower Emsian of the Kitab reserve (Uzbekistan) - preliminary results. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 25. 20–28. 7 indexed citations
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Becker, Ralph Thomas, et al.. (2008). Prospects for an upper Givetian substage. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 83–99. 12 indexed citations
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Becker, Ralph Thomas. (1996). New faunal records and holostratigraphic correlation of the Hasselbachtal D/C-boundary auxiliary stratotype (Germany). Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique. 42 indexed citations
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Becker, Ralph Thomas. (1993). Analysis of ammonoid palaeobiogeography in relation to the global Hangenberg (terminal Devonian) and Lower Alum Shale (Middle Tournaisian) events. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique. 379. 114876–114876. 55 indexed citations

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